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66
Applications for Certificates as to the remedying of
defects specified in a Landlords Undertaking
(a) by Landlords 4
(b) by tenants -
4
Certificates issued
(a) Defects remedied 3
(b) Defects not remedied -
(c) Application awaiting action at end of year 1
4
Application by Landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair 25
Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 16
Certificates refused 2
Applications still to be dealt with 7
In connection with the applications from Landlords for
cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair objections to cancel 1
ations were lodged by 9 tenants.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
(GENERAL POWERS) ACT 1955
The cost of repairs particularly to old property still remains
a serious problem both for owners and for the Council who carry
out the necessary work when a Court Order is ignored and recover
the cost by collecting rents and registering a charge upon the
property.
Under Section 27 of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act 1955 the Council may incases of urgency, in lieu of obtaining
a Court Order, serve a notice on the owner or occupier of defective
premises setting out the defects and stating that it intends
to remedy them itself. If the owner does not within seven days
serve a counter-notice stating that he intends to execute the
works and does not within a reasonable time thereafter commence
and diligently proceed with the work, the Council may after the